Cat Shaving Bandit

[Wyle_E_Coyote]

At least seven cats have been shaved against their will since December

https://www.google.com/amp/www.dail...ry-Virginia-Someone-shaving-peoples-cats.html

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxn...-investigating-unwanted-shaving-cats.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/wtvr.com...is-shaving-cats-in-virginia-neighborhood/amp/



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[fred&edna]

At least seven cats have been shaved against their will since December

https://www.google.com/amp/www.dail...ry-Virginia-Someone-shaving-peoples-cats.html

https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxn...-investigating-unwanted-shaving-cats.amp.html

https://www.google.com/amp/wtvr.com...is-shaving-cats-in-virginia-neighborhood/amp/



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Freaky.

I also managed to find a similar report from across the pond, March 2016

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-shaver-attacking-cotswold-pets-a6905561.html

AND, Canada July 2015

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/15/mystery-surrounds-cat-shaving

 

[Indy Anna]

Strange. Someone must be travelling the world shaving cats. Just look for someone whose face has been scratched to smithereens.

 

[LadyL]

there are some psychos out there shaving cats to sell them as sphinx or hairless cats

these ones escaped apparently

 

[Indy Anna]

there are some psychos out there shaving cats to sell them as sphinx or hairless cats

these ones escaped apparently

But, some of the cats have been taken and shaved 2 or 3 times. Why would someone keep taking the same cats if they keep escaping? I wonder if any domestic cats in the areas where those cats live have disappeared and not returned?

 

[mom2four717]

Oddly enough.........we have a kitty who we have suspected of being shaved!?!
We are about 3 hours north of the Virginia location. If Emmett is not being shaved he has a bizarre feline hair loss pattern at 3 years old. He doesn't have a skin disorder. Its always his tummy and part of both outer thighs. All very symmetrical and tidy.
Very peculiar.....

 

[mom2four717]

At the risk of sounding like I am raising future tummy shavers, my kids think it's a hoot to look for our cats and dogs "belly buttons".

 

[Indy Anna]

At the risk of sounding like I am raising future tummy shavers, my kids think it's a hoot to look for our cats and dogs "belly buttons".

Someone would be spoiling the fun of looking for the "belly button" by shaving their tummies.

Can you be sure it isn't a skin condition--like contact dermatitis? Just curious.

 

[LadyL]

it's happened more than once?!

Oddly enough.........we have a kitty who we have suspected of being shaved!?!
We are about 3 hours north of the Virginia location. If Emmett is not being shaved he has a bizarre feline hair loss pattern at 3 years old. He doesn't have a skin disorder. Its always his tummy and part of both outer thighs. All very symmetrical and tidy.
Very peculiar.....

 

[LadyL]

sorry I probably didn't read the article but why would someone keep letting their cat outside unsupervised after it happened once?

But, some of the cats have been taken and shaved 2 or 3 times. Why would someone keep taking the same cats if they keep escaping? I wonder if any domestic cats in the areas where those cats live have disappeared and not returned?

 

[Gunslinging Granny]

That first cat's photo shows an incision line where it had surgery. It still has a stain of that orange disinfectant stuff that vets use. I think this story is untrue.

 

[LadyL]

if someone is doing it repeatedly to the same cats, they are a psychopath experimenting and it won't be long before they start cutting and burning the cats, breaking limbs, and worse

 

[hec60504]

This seems like fake news to me, sorry.

 

[LadyL]

which one? I didn't see that

That first cat's photo shows an incision line where it had surgery. It still has a stain of that orange disinfectant stuff that vets use. I think this story is untrue.

 

[Indy Anna]

sorry I probably didn't read the article but why would someone keep letting their cat outside unsupervised after it happened once?

I wondered the same, but I once knew a family who lived in a townhouse and had a cat that would somehow get outside although they tried to keep him inside. If someone opened the door, he would make a bound for it and "fly" out the door; otherwise, they thought he must be getting out through the attic. Some cats, no matter how much a person tries to domesticate them, are natural outdoor cats, IMO.

 

[Indy Anna]

That first cat's photo shows an incision line where it had surgery. It still has a stain of that orange disinfectant stuff that vets use. I think this story is untrue.

Yes, I did go back and look and saw the incision line and a small tinge of orange. If the cat recently had surgery, of course it would be shaved in that area. Aha! The vet did it!

 

[mom2four717]

I'm trying to upload a picture of our kitty.
Stand by, I feel like a Geezer.




Both sides are very tidy and match. No skin irritation or loss on other parts of his cute body.This is the second time he has come home with a new hair style.

 

[Indy Anna]

I'm trying to upload a picture of our kitty.
Stand by, I feel like a Geezer.

Both sides are very tidy and match. No skin irritation or loss on other parts of his cute body.This is the second time he has come home with a new hair style.

That is a very odd pattern of hair loss. But, it would be the areas in contact with a surface he was sitting on, so it might be contact dermatitis or a plant allergy. IDK.

Here are some possible causes of hair loss in cats: http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/skin/c_ct_alopecia

And a slide show to help ID cause: http://pets.webmd.com/cats/ss/slideshow-skin-problems-in-cats

It would be best, of course, to get a diagnosis from a vet who can begin treatment for a skin condition/allergy, or verify that someone is shaving your cat.

Best wishes.

 

[mom2four717]

That is a very odd pattern of hair loss. But, it would be the areas in contact with a surface he was sitting on, so it might be contact dermatitis or a plant allergy. IDK.

Here are some possible causes of hair loss in cats: http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/skin/c_ct_alopecia

And a slide show to help ID cause: http://pets.webmd.com/cats/ss/slideshow-skin-problems-in-cats

It would be best, of course, to get a diagnosis from a vet who can begin treatment for a skin condition/allergy, or verify that someone is shaving your cat.

Best wishes.

He is due for a visit to the vet.